Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
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Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Labour Still Can't be Trusted With the Economy... and Nothing New from Miliband
At Labour's Conference Ed Miliband said nothing to prove Labour is capable of running the economy again. This was not a speech from a Prime Minister in waiting.
25 Sep 2014
Holding Labour Cabinet to account in Newcastle - meeting 24th September 2014
1. Forbes's broken promise on affordable housing
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25 Sep 2014
Cross Party Support for Decisions around Schools to be made Locally
At last night's Council meeting. a motion passed with cross party support calling for decisions around schools to be made locally. Since a number of Leicestershire Schools became academies, decisions around school place planning, school improvement, oversight of admissions and catchment area policies have been controlled centrally in Whitehall rather than by local Councils. This has often left the Council unable to address local issues around catchment area changes and the impact on school transport as they lack the powers to do so.
25 Sep 2014
Unemployment Falls Again
The latest unemployment figures from the ONS have been released showing a fall by 146,000, lowering the total unemployment count to 2.02 million.
25 Sep 2014
Unemployment Falls Again
The latest unemployment figures from the ONS have been released showing a fall by 146,000, lowering the total unemployment count to 2.02 million.
25 Sep 2014
Design for Life competition with Irwin Mitchell now open!
Do you have an invention just waiting to be discovered? Or an idea you can't wait to share? Design for Life, our brand new competition with Irwin Mitchell, is looking for your brightest spark!
24 Sep 2014